Aaron Castro, of Commerce City, is accused of running a multi-million-dollar methamphetamine ring.

Last year, we told you about accused meth dealer Aaron Castro, who allegedly used drug money to buy more than 18,000 comic books, thus making him the nerdiest meth kingpin ever. The plan, authorities have said, was to open a comic book store to launder drug money, but one accomplice told detectives Castro bought so many comic books that he was having cash-flow problems.

After state prosecutors in Adams County charged Castro, federal prosecutors came in seeking to seize the proceeds of his drug business — including all his comic books. Once they accomplished that, they vowed to auction off the collection.

That auction has now been completed, and the result was a humdinger, says Colorado U.S. Attorney’s spokesman Jeff Dorschner. How much?

$125,050.

Dorschner said the comic books, which were auctioned off through a U.S. Marshals Service website, brought in 108 bids. The money will go into either a special asset-forfeiture account, where it will be used for future forfeiture actions, or to law enforcement agencies that helped in the Castro case, Dorschner said.

Castro, meanwhile, can only look on from afar as his pride and joy goes to a new home. In November, Castro was sentenced to 45 years in prison. According to the Colorado Department of Corrections inmate locator, Castro is eligible for parole in 2031.

Aaron Castro, of Commerce City, is accused to running a multi-million-dollar methamphetamine ring.

Earlier this year, we told you about the nerdiest accused meth kingpin ever, a man who allegedly used proceeds from drug sales to buy 18,753 comic books. So strong was his comic compulsion that one accomplice told police the dealer was having cash-flow problems.

At the time, federal prosecutors were seeking to take control permanently of Aaron Castro’s prized collection. That transfer has now taken place, after a federal judge last month signed an order (PDF) turning over each and every Batman and Superman to the federal government.

The order also gives the government possession of Castro’s Audi A8, Mercedes S500 and Lexus GS300, as well as a little more than $3,000 in cash.

Asked what the government would do with all this new loot, a U.S. attorney’s spokesman said earlier this month that the cars and comic books would likely be put up for auction. No word on the date for such a sale. But it’s never too early to start stocking up on Christmas gifts for the Comic-Con enthusiast in your life.

It seems that the alleged dealer — a Commerce City man named Aaron Castro — had a rather unusual spending habit. According to federal prosecutors’ complaint, Castro dropped thousands of dollars in meth proceeds on … comic books. How many comic books?

18,753.

The complaint (PDF) was filed in April, and the feds are seeking to seize permanently each and every last Batman, Superman and Green Lantern because “defendant Comics constitutes [sic] proceeds traceable to exchanges of controlled substances.” The complaint also alleges that Castro hid some of his meth in his piles of comic books. If it’s successful in keeping the comics, the government would presumably put them up for auction, to the delight of fanboys everywhere.